On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
> Having decided to enter the debate I thought I might try out a bit of
> allusion alongside an expletive - as above . I must say that I find it
> distinctly uncomfortable to see the last line in print. I think I belong to
> the school that believes that swearing is an art form ( not ark B ) and if
> it is used indiscriminately it loses it's impact.
Um, your analogy breaks down rather quickly and catastrophically.
Art in the form of painting, poetry, photography, scultpure, etc.,
gets produced every day which is patently bad (and in some cases
offensive) yet each form of art not only survives but thrives today.
A finely worded cuss is an art. Some people are good at it,the majority
are mediocre.
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